Brentano Stormwater Management Pond

Updated: November 5rd, 2017

Sherway neighbours working together as a community made a difference

Fellow neighbours, it is with great pleasure that we share the news that a Brentano Stormwater Pond is dead.Through our community meeting and support through S.H.O.R.A. we have convinced MTO to relocate the stormwater management pond from the Sherway community to the QEW Dixie Road interchange loop (cloverleaf).MTO reports that the relocation of the pond is meeting MOECC requirements and does not impact any additional properties or back onto residential homes. They will ensure that its design will include all standard safety and maintenance requirements.S.H.O.R.A. is committed to keeping our residents informed on all future meetings regarding this storm water pond location change, and the upcoming Detailed Design Phase of the QEW/Dixie Interchange project. Please send questions to info@sherwayhomeowners.comSincerely,

You may have received an email today from Charles Sousa M.P.P. regarding the proposed Brentano Stormwater Pond planned in the QEW/Dixie Interchange improvement project. I am very pleased to inform you that the proposed Stormwater Pond has been officially relocated in the MTO preliminary design plans to inside the QEW/Dixie interchange. This moves the pond outside of our neighbourhood borders, and the pond will not back onto any homes.

This is fantastic news and a big win for all of Sherway.

This would not have happened without 4 stakeholders:

Charles Sousa M.P.P.

Ward 1 Councillor Jim Tovey

Jamie Pugh, S.H.O.R.A. VP & Director of Stormwater Management

The Community of Sherway

Thank you to everyone that made this change possible.

For more information on the changes, please visit: http://qewdixieea.ca

S.H.O.R.A. is committed to keeping our residents informed on all future meetings regarding this storm water pond location change, and the upcoming Detailed Design Phase of the QEW/Dixie Interchange project. Please send questions to info@sherwayhomeowners.com

Since the community meeting with Charles Sousa MPP, Councilor Jim Tovey and MTO representatives, SHORA learned that MTO is proceeding with the detailed design phases of the QEW improvements. This includes the reconfiguration of the Dixie Road Interchange, except in regards to the proposed Stormwater Management Ponds.

Thanks to the efforts of many Sherway residents, MTO has deferred proceeding with the detail design phase of the Brentano SWMP until additional preliminary design investigations on SWMP locations have been completed.

Following the June 2016 meeting, MTO working together with local politicians have shown a real commitment to work with Sherway and address our concerns.SHORA has had a seat at the table for several meetings representing our SWMP concerns and to discuss and review alternative SWMP locations.

Recently MTO has developed an alternative SWMP location and needs to consult with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) Minister, as stormwater requirements originate from MOECC and these agencies have a formal review process.

The timing on our next steps is difficult to predict as we are dealing with multiple government agencies, and their processes; but we do understand that an alternative location will have to cross the MOECC Minister's desk before being considered and approved.

SHORA will remain in constant contact with local governments and politicians to push our agenda and come to a mutually satisfactory result on this issue.